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Meadowlark, i; Tree Sparrow, 20; White-throated Sparrow, 5; Slate- colored Junco, 

 125; Song Sparrow, 10; Cardinal, 15; Winter Wren, 2; Carolina Wren, i; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 8; Tufted Titmouse, 7; Black-capped Chickadee, 12; Robin, i. Total, 23 

 species, 248 individuals. — Letha E. Roads. 



Huron, Ohio. — Dec. 23; 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cloudy with snow and rain; wind south, 

 fresh; temp. 33°. Observers together. Herring Gull, 10; Merganser, 5; Bald Eagle, i; 

 Downy Woodpecker, 5; Northern Flicker, 3; Blue Jay, 4; Bronzed Grackle, 2; Tree 

 Sparrow, 37; Slate-colored Junco, 3; Song Sparrow, 2; Cardinal, 8; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 2; Tufted Titmouse, 5; Chickadee, 3; Golden- crowned Kinglet, 2. Total, 15 

 species, 92 individuals. — H. G. Morse and D. C. Reed. 



Laceyville, Ohio. (9 miles west of Cadiz). — Dec. 23; 10 a.m. to i p.m. Cloudy, with 

 rain in the evening; ground partly covered with snowdrifts; wind east and southeast; 

 temp. 22° in morning, 40° at noon. Red-tailed Hawk, i; Great Horned Owl, i; Screech 

 Owl, i; Downy Woodpecker, 4; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 2; Crow,3; Tree Sparrow, 25; 

 Junco, 10; Song Sparrow, 3; Cardinal, 3; Cedar Waxwing, i; Carolina Wren, i; White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, i; Tufted Titmouse, 10; Chickadee, 5. Total, 15 species, 80 in- 

 dividuals. I found the winter residents very scarce compared with other winter censuses. 

 — -E. E. Smith. 



Oberlin, Ohio (radius of 6 miles south and west of town). — Dec. 27; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

 Cloudy; ground barely covered with snow; wind northeast, sharp, snappy; temp. 24° 

 at start, 32° at return. About 15 miles on foot. Herring Gull, 3; Mallard, i female; 

 Bob- white, 3; Marsh Hawk, i; Sparrow Hawk, 3; Screech Owl, 4; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; 

 Downy Woodpecker, 8; Red-headed Woodpecker, 2; Flicker, 6; Blue Jay, 8; Goldfinch, 

 15-I-; Tree Sparrow, 75 + ; Slate-colored Junco, 13; Cardinal, 8; Winter Wren, i; Brown 

 Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 5; Red-breasted Nuthatch, i; Tufted Titmouse, 

 2; Chickadee, 3; Robin, i. Total, 22 species, 165-!- individuals. — Helen M. Rice. 



Wilmington, Ohio. — Dec. 23; 9 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. Walked about 8 miles. Ground 

 partly covered with snow; temp. 32° to 40°; wind southeast to west; cloudy. Black 

 Vulture, 18; Red-tailed Hawk, i; Sparrow Hawk, 3; Great Horned Owl, i; Owl (un- 

 identified), i; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 11; Red-headed Wood- 

 pecker, 33; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 9; Flicker, 13; Blue Jay, 12; Crow, 28; Gold- 

 finch, 59; Tree Sparrow, 30; Junco, 84; Song Sparrow, 19; Fox Sparrow, i; Towhee, 

 26; Cardinal, 31; Nuthatch, 5; Titmouse, 25; Chickadee, 9; Golden- crowned King- 

 let, 6. Total, 22 species, 439 individuals. The Black Vulture is becoming common 

 in Clinton and Warren Counties. This is the first time we have seen the Fox 

 Sparrow wintering in this locality. Out of the 26 Towhees, 3 were females, the first time 

 we have known the females to winter here. This was immediately^ following two weeks 

 of severe winter, temperature as low as 20° below zero. — George D. Haworth and 

 H. N. Henderson. 



Youngstown, Ohio. — -Dec. 25; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cloudy; ground slightly snow-covered; 

 wind northwest; temp. 22°. Walked about 15 miles; by automobile 20 miles. Observers were 

 separated some of the time. Ruffed Grouse, 3; Red-taiied Hawk, i; Sparrow Hawk, i; 

 Barred Owl, i; Screech Owl, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 3; Downy Woodpecker, 16; Red- 

 headed Woodpecker, 12; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 3; Blue Jay, 41; Goldfinch, 2; Tree 

 Sparrow, 67; Slate-colored Junco, 51; Song Sparrow, 14; Towhee, 5; Cardinal, 29; 

 Brown Creeper, 5; White-breasted Nuthatch, 30; Tufted Titmouse, 22; Chickadee, 

 139; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 7. Among additional species seen the previous week were, 

 Hooded Merganser, Pileated Woodpecker, Pine Siskin and Carolina Wren. Total, 21 

 species, 453 individuals. — George L. Fordyce, C. A. Leedy, Willis H. Warner and 

 Volney Rogers. 



Detriot, Mich. (Palmer Park and Belle Isle). — Dec. 24; 8 a.m. to 12 m. and 2 to 4 

 P.M. Cloudy, with misty rain; ground bare; no wind; temp. 42° to 44°. Herring Gull, 29; 



